Neukölln: Wartheplatz

Wartheplatz is a local residential square in Neukölln, surrounded by apartment buildings and everyday neighborhood life. The defining local feature of Wartheplatz is the relationship between the open square, its surrounding façades, paths and the streets that feed into it. How Wartheplatz is used over the course of the day depends on changes in seating, greenery, pedestrian movement and the uses at the edges of the space. Wartheplatz lies in the borough of Neukölln, about 5.8 km south of central Berlin. From Wartheplatz toward Schillerpromenade Süd and Silbersteinstraße, density, land use and street character shift step by step rather than at a sharp edge. The immediate streets and open spaces give Wartheplatz a recognisable local identity of its own. The character of Wartheplatz is clearest along everyday routes between homes, public space and nearby destinations. Together, these elements make a clear public focus for the surrounding streets central to the identity of Wartheplatz.